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Thurfday,  'July  i8.  1745. 
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By  taking  the  City  of  Louijbourg  on  the  Ifle  of 
Cape^BretoHy  by  iVl?w-E«^/ij7«^  Soldiers,  afSfted 
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By  Thomas  Prince,  M.  A. 

And  a  Paftor  of  the  faid  Church. 

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hath  done  marvellous  Things :  His  right  Hand,  and  his  holy 
Arm  hath  gotten  him  the  ViSioryi  The  Lord  hath  madt 
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^  and  particular  View  of  the  Words ;  1  fhall 

^  now  only  obfervc  and  briefly  clear  the  Ge- 

W  1^^  ngrat  Truth  reprefented  in  them,  and  then 

^  apply  it  to  the  Special  Occaftm  of  the  joyous 

-«:au-^->iiM.yl  Solemnity  of  the  prefent  Day. 

'§  For,  the  General  Truth  exhibited  in  the  Text  is  tliis— that 
lome  extraordinary  Events,  without  being  properly  term'd 
iliiraculous,  have  fuch  lively  Charade^s  of  their  being  the 
goings  of  God,  as  they  are  evidently  To  to  unprejudic*d  and 
finreful  Obfervers,  and  appear  marvellous  in  their  pious  Eyes. 

f  By  fome  extraordinary  Events ;  I  mean,  fome  remarkable 
:i)nes  in  the  natural  and  moral  World,  eveii  ia  the. prefent 
l^ges  as  well  as  the  former,  which  greatly  affe6t  humane  So- 

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cietiesor  particular  Perfons,  efpecially  the  People  of  GOD; 
and  thtft  £v/»<i  conncdUd  with  the  various  Mtam  and  CMuJt\ 
leading  to  them.  ''♦*;;'     •       '   ''t!    ^  <S 


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By  Events  not  properly  termed  miraculous  j  I  mean,  when  God 
docs  not  appear  to  work  on  his  Creatures  in  a  Manner  contrary 
to  the  u/ualff^aysofhisWorkingj/ingly  in  themfelves  confider'd. 

And  by  their  having  fuch  lively  CharaSfers  of  their  being  the 
Doings  fl/GoD,  as  they  are  evidently  fo  to  unprejudiced  and  care- 
ful Obfervers  \  I  mean,  thcfc  Chara£lers  are  diftinguifhingly 
bright  and  legible  to  fuch  qualified  Perfons  :  Or  if  they  are 
inadvertent,  or  under  a  Prejudice  ;  they  are  not  like  to  fee 
them  to  be  the  Doings  of  Goi/,  much  lefs  admire  them  in  a 
pious  Manner,  or  yield  him  the  Glory  of  them.  See  Pfal, 
Ixiv.  9,  10.  cvii.  42,  43.  xcii.  4,-6. 

But  to  clear  this  Truth,  We  muft  confider  thefc  three 
General  Heads y  as  the  Time  allows—-  r 

1.  In  what  Manner  may  the  fovereign  GoD  be  faid  to 
operate  ufually  among  his  Creatures. 

2.  When  have  his  providential  Operations  fuch  lively  Cha- 
.  ,,     ra(5lers  of  their  being  Wx  Z>^i«^j.  : 

3.  liht  pious  Admirations ^  they  (hould  raife  up  m  uSy  and 
, .       which  they  happily  raife  if  we  are  duely  difpofed.. .'  ^ 

I.  In  what  Manner  may  the  fovereign  God  be  faid  to 
operate  ufually  among  his  Creatures.  ■:■' 

And  here  we  muft  needs  obferve  ;  that  as  there  are  three 
Sorts  of  Creatures  or  created  Subf^ances,  viz.  Corporeal^  Spi- 
v^  ritualy  and  Composed  of  Both  j  fo  there  is  a  different  Sort  of 
Operation  of  God  upon  and  among  them. 

I.  In  his  Operation  on  meerly  corporeal  ox  material  Subflances 
—-He  not  only  by  his  continual  Influence,  preferves  them  in 
their  Being,  Nature  pr  eflTential  Properties  of  Solidity 9  Ex- 
tenfiony^c,  which  he  has  been  pleas'd  to  give  them ;  but  to 
this  InBiience  he  alfo  feems  to  add  his  further  ufual  Operation 
in  thefe /Ar^^  different  Manners,  v/«,  ,       (0  '" 


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for  the  taking  of  Cape-Bfcton.  '-^ 

f»)  In  continiially  caufingart  material  ^bftanitS  f^  iH^»V# 
towards  each  other,  in  regular  Proportions  to  their  Quafititiet 
and  Diftan«ei  :  Which  iacommonty  called  the  Law  or  Power 
of  ^Ura£fion  or  Cravtty  :  Without  which  there  wou'd  be  no 
Rain  nor  DeWi  nor  flowmg  of  Rivera,  nor  Preffure  of  Air  in- 
to the  Lungs  of  Animals ;  and  if  withheld,  every  breathing 
Creaturef' wou^dt  immediately  die  :  On'  whi^  Account,'  at 
well  as  others,  the  ylpojile  juftly  fays  of  God  in  ASii  xvii.  25, 
27.  He  givith  Lift  and  Breath  to  all  \  and  in  Him  Wi  Irvtani 
move^  and  have  our  Being '.  Fox  in  the  Pi'efllirc '  of  Gravity, 
this  Omniprefent  AcrENT  rtally  preiTes  every  Bnbath  into  iis, 

(a)  When  they  cortie  to  a  certsliif'Neartief*,  he  by**  d6(h,- 

traty  Operation  moves  them,  it  regular  Proportions  alfe,  tOf 

fiy  off'  Which  is  commonly  called  the  LaWor  Pow^rof  Re- 

fulfion'.    Without  which  all    mater'ial  Sobftatices'  on  KartH 

wou'd  foon  unite  in  ondfolid  Bodlfi 

(3)  When  they  are  forced  witWn  a 'certaflh  Nearricfi,  hij 
by  a  diiFerent  Operation  makes  thislBy«*vk'attdyirWtoge(h6i' 
in  certain  Degrees  of  Pow^r :  Which  is  commohiy  called  the 
Law  or  Power-  of  Cohafton  :  Without  which Kfhtlrfc  Would'  bd 
no  fuch  Thing  as  Union  or  Cohaerance  in  material  Subftances. 


)  (. 


And  thcie  are  called  ibo  thy^ee^^titfit'ihi  g^efal' Laws '  pf 
Nature  in  the  mat^jrial  Woild  ;i  whewfey  he  chiefly  afipcki^stci 
govern  it.  But  yet  it  i»  moft  evident,  that  he  confines  hbt  Mrn- 
(t\i to  thefi :  For  he  plainly  operkts  in  direr*  other  Manners 
on  the  Planets^  Cemett,  Rays  0/ Light ;  as  alfo  in  the  Cafes  of 
Eliiiricity^  Magnetifm^  Coldy  Heat,  iffc.  Which  are  h  m'iny 
various  Ways  of  his  Operation,  needful  for  the  Schemes  of 
Providence-,  and  the^bleffing  Iwld-chaftiiBingof  iie'Wbrld.  'i^  > 

Ahd  in  iht'  diphnt  PrdJpoHiotii  tVi\[  the  Varidiis 'PdVcrs 
and  Anions  abovemeiitioned,  there  is  no  Doubt  amaziiig  ff^if-, 
domy  which  Meavd  the  Learned,  of  Leifure,  to.  cohfiden.      -■ 

To  whicbiweni^  lifc^WifeiJfddj  that  ifdr  thV  perf<<a  Go^ 
vernnunt  of  aH  Ttiahgi  her<^  below,  in  a  due- Accoiiinaodatlon 
between  tbtnuteiKiai  and  iSkt  Moral  Woridv  for  the  I^/rr' bf 
which  the  former  h  made,  pr  cferv*d  and  gOvern'd  ;-•»— It  i* 

Bi  doubtlefs 


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A  Thanksoiving^Sermon 


prcifen^  I^oi^^'»  Prppriet^r^j, W^  B^  of  alj,  JJMild  i^ffiajv*  4 
hlm/(?lf  itlfi^juft  j*ij^rty>,  ci%Jir,|»w^^  bfuuilAniWiak, 

Men  or  Ani^eJs ;  or  wjv^re  ,^b«irf^weifs  ^re  infufl^ieiH  <tOi'an<? 
fwer  his  wife  ^efigns)  by  his  imfi^icW/ Influence,  (whipfa  thp' 
uai<?|sn  by  Men  may,  ^e  fe^  !^y  AngeU /)  *p  jnovc  an«l  p|:4ec  all 
^keriajL  §ub^ft^5:es,thi(?(yay  9r!th|B..Qth^r;,,wHe  fee»bfft>7r>rvJ 

^^:,^4^i^/€e,9ig  alsffiTf^^^to  (vpppfej  t%sth€  in%itc  Gpi^i  wh© 
is^b/o|u|e  apd,a|Ito;,ifgin4iL#je  laAll  P^weY,  fhoMld  conftantly. 
affc^j-(J  ,t9  Af^^li  2if\^  Mt/ftf  y«a  to  tjve  moft  niinute  JnimfilcuJaj 
the  Power  of  moving  material  Subftances  even  u.-trary  to  the 
aj^^v^egfi^fiti9fld^i)avfr;ot^.4Mff^.'ey?r,y  -Momcrtt ;  .yeathat\he 
feoiijjir^e  qo^ifjj^a^ijr  iR?Ji^ing  Ml^ifim  of  Ammakmih  iufAi^ 
P^}l;%i^})[fj^i^,^I^4.yft.sm  doing  ds  ^much  ai 

theyy  by  hi&  yJfn^dUft^P^w^*  ;ThuSi  for  Inftancil,  he  now 
affords  me  by  a  finglc  Breafh  the  Pov^'cri  of  moving  Millions  of 
Atoms  upwards  againft  the  Laws  of  Gravity  :  And  can  we 
ii||agine^j(b9^  j^k^s  gre^^  rand  univ^rfal  Agekt  ha^  co^Hh'd 
^it^felf  {rqq\  <jl/5Jl^gvj|i^,^^!upQi|(allUccafion^^y  his./mOT^<//<!/« 
^^^y^f'H  I;?^ypnf!9-?  C^-cyeti' infinijeJy  more  than  this  .-j  As 
In  r^irrng^  turi^ngi  allaying  .Winds  :9nd  ^east^  and'H'iimberied 
other  ^pcra(^ionS|  rwhere,  otb«r  .Poviferii  i<»fcHour,to  his  arstin- 
fuiHcient  to  compafs  his  Detigns. 

w  So;^..|r\0^cr^f^tthe-vftft  jVarietiiijiO^tjWjnda  aod:  Seas,.or 
0qvii^-ja^  ;>?^p9i|ifS,;SiK)Wi'  FittjoHiiJiand  Rain^J  (Caldii«>d 
I|qaty,^clvGth^  ,n5a^rial.i5n>Jlitanfifflr<;Weircprfif(Eiiradi  aacwiH 
ti^XuaJly  dire<$^<!dby  hitt»,fi9  f^iRU  hisPltftfMjre*!  -Sec  Jb^xxxiil^t 
xxxvii,  xxxyiii,  Pfal,  lxv,.cxjvii,,cklviii,  4sr^)  .-•■./'.  ^r)  id 
,,  N91;  may  this  be  2iCQo\xt\tfid  proptriy /mira£u/aut"'*F<xr.  *tw^buld 
bj^  ftr^pgjB  ind!?fd  that  tb«  bilge  Levi^ban  ihould  by/a  Powep 
deriyf;^;|r^m;ISim>  t^fPV? »P^ ^iSJowdirff  Watfcn into^tbivAir.';! 
or  even  the  moft  minute  Jnimalculum,  by  the  Pad  of  a  Fin,  in 
a  Moment  raife  up  Millions-  of  WAtcry  Particle© ♦agaitoft/^he 
L.a,w»  of  Gravity^,  withQujt  a^H'^ClpiJ  'Andjyet  for  .thfci^reai: 
God  tp^^aJiCe  ^p^ji^fingl*  AtCMttfcy.jhis  imfltifdiau.Bovw^^Jho\x\d 
be  efteemed  a  MiVacle.     And  as  long  as  thefe  are  the  u/ual, 

thG';tJi5(Jt»Wf^^'^^^lPpef?<l'0rtl^'«f•fiJ<^«>^ 
rASyiiy^mn^f^^j)^s^ffUni^*^Hmm^t^  ©f  iGriVliy  bniomterialA 
i)yb%£v;.^,f,/(^r  flfl  ^tjj?  {>;i^ftf)lS(UbftP6€!^/*'iJCjeby  tfcb  hnpr^J 


■^ 


■;^: 


''# 


and  otAhi" 

eni  •toian-^ 
vhifth  tha' 

ir,  if,  "t'-iv/ 

9i>i  who 
conftantiy. 
fnima/cuJaj 
rary  to  the 
eathat\he 

ith  fuph^ 
is  'mjuch  ai 
e,  he  now 
HiUijons  of 
id  can  we 
i  coilfih'd 
iimmediatt 
\  this  .-?  As 
a'limberiefl 
his  are:in- 

id;  Seas,,  of 

adi^aaccMi^  ' 

\.:  -'.   DC)  no 

Of  'tw^duld 
^a  Pawep 

■  a  Fin,  in 
igaiiift/the 

tti^fihould 
the  «/«<;/, 
iiierrAii- 

3:fj  drjitiv* 
2.  In 


'^'i!;  In  bis  Oiierati6ii  Ott  Sabftanc^s purtly  JpirtHht^'-Hthoi 
only  i))/  his  continual  InAuehce  pl'eferves  them  in  their  diftin- 
guifhing  Exiftence,  Nature  or  eflential  Propertieis  of  Life, 
an<J  Powers  of  Perceiving^  Thinkings  voluntary  Motitn,  ^c.  He 
has  been  pleasM  to  give  tliem  ;  but  to  thi^  Infinence  He  alfp 
feems  tb  idd  his  further  «/«^/ Operations  in  tbefe  three  Ways.  . 

"  (i )'  By  producing  and  continuing  fecret,  inward  Sents  or 
Difpojitiops  in  therti  ;  as  the  h6ly  Bents  of  holy  Angels,  and 
holy  Souls  departed,  &c, 

(2)  By  rifiig  and  continuing  A/^^a^f  in  their  Imaginations, 
Memories  and  Underftartdings^  'as  ilfo  impreffing  them  with 
various  Perceptions  of  Delight  or  Trouble  :  Whereby  he  chicHy 
feems  to  rule  the  m5r<j/ World.  So  he  continually  gives  the 
Millions  of  holy  Angels  his  pire€tions :  And  they  are  con-" 
ftantly  attending  tb  him;  aftd  iii  every  Part  of  the  'Univerfc 
accqmpliihing  his  Orders.  And  fo  he  makes  the  holy  An- 
gels happy  with  Perceptions  of  pure  Delight  I  ^nd  the  finful 
Angels  wretched  wlih  Peifceptions  of'Anxliety.  ^       ;  ' 

(2)  By  awakenings  Jharpeningy  ftrentghfningy  guiding  ihclt^ 
inteTle£fual  Powers s  to  conceive  ^iand  pertetrittt;'  compare,^ 
diftinj^uifli  and  jujdge  of  Thing^  and  corttrive  ai^(5'  fdfiii  tjieirj 
Scherties  j  and  hy  exciting  their  Pu'rfulb:  WHereby  hie  fecretl^ 
and  wonderfully  governs  in  the  midft  of  numberlefs  tontlnr 
gencies  among  the  Creatures.         _   And  then,     ^      ,     ..      i 

3.  With  Refpedl  to  Creatures  G?»i/)w*ii/ of  SubftancCs  both 
Porporeal ^nd  Spiritutfly  as  brutal  Animals  and  Mii^  \  his  Qpe- 
fatiop?  on  theyn  may  be  of  all  the  various  Kinds  together,  ac- 
cording to  their  feveral  Natures  and  Capacities,  we  have  irt 
brief  defcribed  ;  bcGdes  uniting  them,  keeping  them '  mitedj, 
and  fome  peculiar  Impreflions  of  Pleafure^  Pain^  &c,  fuitable 
to  tjieir  myfterious  Vnion, 

And  itrfeems  highly  realonable  to  think,  that  ^here  th? 
Powers  of  inferiour  Creatures  fuffice  not  t9.acqQmp]ifli  liis 
Defigns,  he  employs  the  i&ij^/S^^r,  or  both  togkher:  And  ,where 
they  are  all  infufficient,  "He  puts  forth  AiV  Power  above  them  ; 
makes  them  inftrumental  as  far  as  may  be,  and  fhen  afts 
by  his  own  fuperiour  Influence. 

B  2  As 


"''.•. 


12 


A  Tha>iksgiving-Seki^on 


\ 


As  to  brutal  Animals- -  they  r^o  .doubt  riqcQivQ  their  ,yariou8 
ln/iin£1s  from  him  ;  And  Ji€  may  by ^«^^/f  often  give  thein|daeas 
and  rule  them.  -  . 


M} 


.<( 


And  as to!/feflr«-r-He  no  doybt  infpires  their  various Gentufei\ 
Asalfo  frequently,  if  not  continually,  ufes  -^wg'^/r,  the  Evilhy 
Permiffion,  iht  Holy  by  Command,  to  fuggeft  Idaas  to  them  ; 
and  then  ufes  them  to  fuggeft  Idaeas  to  one  another  :  Which  are 
inftrumental  Caufes  under  his  permiifive,  controuling  and  di- 
re(ftive  Influence,  of  numberlefs  Paflions,  Appetites,  Confulta- 
tions,  Projtds,  Refolutions,  Aftions  and  Events.  He  awa- 
kens, (harpens,  ftrengthens,  guides  the  intellejStual  Powers  of 
Men  :  And  where  the  Power*  of  Angels  are  infufficient  to  give 
compleat  Idaeas  to  perform  his  Schemes  j  He  may  fecreily  by  h:s 
immediate  Operation,  utterly  unknown  toMen, fuggeft  innume- 
rable Idaas  in  them ;  and  therewith  infufe  his  excitinglnflucnce 
of  Zeal,Adbivity,Courage  and  kefolution  to  fulfil  hisCouncilf, 

Nor  may  the  unknown  Suggejlions  of  good  Angels  be  accoun- 
ted proper  Infpirations ;  any  more  than  the  Suggeftions  of  Saian 
when  he  raifes  up  in  our  Minds  Idaeas  of  Scriptures,  as  he  did 
in  the  human  Mind  of  Ch  r  i s t  :  Or  when  one  Man  by  Signs 
fuggefts  Idaeas  to  others,  a^d  excites  their  Courage.  Nor  are 
th'^  Idicas  2iTi^  Excitations  receiv'd  from  God,  either  mediately 
by  Menojp  Angels,  or  immediately  ^y  }\^\mk\iy  propei-  itifpira- 
tions:  Any  more  than  his  infufing  Millions  <)f  Spirits  every 
Moment  into  new  Seeds  or  Embrios  of  Animals,  making  them 
alive  and  a£live  ;  or  infufing  into  them  various  Inftindts  or 
Geniufes  j  or  impreffing  them  with  Pleafures,  Pains,  b'c. 

For,  by  Infpiration  I  mean  the  certain  Revelation  hfe  has  been 
pleasM  to  give  of  Him/el/^  and  of  his/^//,  and  of  Things  paft 
and  to  come,  by  Christ  and  his  Prophets  and  Apoftles  of 
old,  put  into  the  Bible  and  confirmed  by  Miracles,  as  a  de- 
jfinitive  Rule  of  Faith,  Worfhip,  moral  and  religious  Conduft. 
Eyery  Kind  ofldaa  and  Excitation  or  Propenfion  in  us,  whe- 
ther arifiij^g  meerly  from  our  own  Minds,  or  from  evil  or  good 
Men  and  Miiiifters,  or  from  evil  or  good  Angels,  or  even  im- 
mediately from  God  himfelf,  are  therefore  all  to  be  brought 
to  this  only  infpired  Rule,  and  tried  thereby  ;  for  which  End 
it  was  infpired  and  confirmed.    And  the  true  Origin  of  our 

Idseas 


'tSX 


m 


*■ 


Nr  .various 
tliein|<f£eas 


[s  Geniufet ; 

le  Evilhy 
\s  to  them ; 
[Which  are 

ig  and  di- 

Confulta- 
He  awa- 

Powers  of 
ent  to  give 
retly  by  h:s 
;ft  innume- 
iglnflucnce 
isCouncil;, 

be  accoun- 
ns  of  $a^an 
^,  as  he  did 
an  by  Signs 
Nor  are 
er  mediately 
)er  ifffpira- 
lirits  every 
aking  them 
[nftinfts  or 
s,  ^c,^ 

\t  has  been 
^hihgs  paft 
Apoftles  of 
S9  as  a  dt' 

Condud. 

us,  whe- 
^il  or  good 
;  even  im- 
e  brought 
irhich  End 
\in  of  our 
Idxas 


for  iWuki^ftg  pj  Capig-Piretpn, 


?3 

IdaaS'Wicl.'KxcUarion?  ia  IfCf,t.^^«<?/#^ii^  WftfiftWt  any 

tnternal  Qriurion  to  j^dg^  jfconj^  whence  they  ccrnc^  a?  the 
Prophets  hzA  of  old  )  that,  by  this  kmim  divine  RuU,Vf&  migjit 
forever  try  them.     In  \ylvf:h  Tria'j       ar?,  .carefully  tp  ufe  Qur 
inteliedlu^l  Powers  :  And,beingaw^  a4^  in'thenUidil.Qfa 
^V^nced  theHelp  of  God,  both  in  uwj^eyijandiqg  tljj^ 

%nd  in  the  Appli^atiqn  of  it  j-  toiHim  Vffi*  ^"^  ^'H^Wl'fifiN 
ever  repair  in  Christ  and  feek  for  Guidance. 


f'f!|   < 


Mt' 


For  Illujiration — I  might  eafily  bring  a  Multitude  of  Scrip- 
tuns;  but  the  Time  would  fail  mc.;  lihialJipnly  citetoD^w/. 
xxxii.  iSflm,i\,  2  Sam*.xx\\,  i  Clhroni,^^.  j9b.,H^\i^)» 
xxxii— XXXV.  BfaL  xw^iv*  xlvU.  ciii.  piv,  cyii.  audc?ciii,,  j^/. 
xxviii  and  xliv.  Dan,  ii  and  iv.  Joel  i.  and  ii.  Mat.  x.  29, 
130.  ^<f7xxvii,  24,— 28.     ;.,;-■,    ,'   ::,<;orP;.Mr    •  ■■■,?4v^ 

In  fhort»  all  Nature,  both  vinaq^mitQ  and  animate,  botti 
.^  humane  ai^d  angej^ical,  is  full  of  God  y  full  of  his  perpetual, 
w  moving,  guiding  and  over-rulinglnfluence ;  and  as  tl^e  Apo^le 
perfefHy  expreffes  it,  £ph.  i.  11.  py ho  worketh  all  things  ac- 
cording to  the  Council  of  his  own  WilL     .  ,;   7     „ 

But  then  I  may  not  omit  to  obferve,  that  agreable  to  Scrip- 
ture-Revelation^  the  eternal  Word  or  Son  of  God, 
who  with  tl|e  etcrnaH\ATHER  &  Spirit  created  all  Things  j 
in  a  perfeft  Union  with  thofe  divine  Perfons,  He  alfo  upholds 
and  rules  the  World  from  the  Time  he  made  it :  But  from  the 
Fall^  He  rules  it  alfo  in  the  fpecial  Form  of  a  Mediator  : 
And  upon  the  Exaltation  of  his  human  Nature  to  Heaven,  it 
is  advanced  to  a  wondrous  Participation  w^h  his.  orviNE 
Person,  in  his  fupreme  Dignity,  tranfcendientQlpry  and 
uoiycrfal  Empire.    See  J«^i.  jg>^.,.i,^^i^.  i^.  j,^^^ 

And  thus  have  we  (hewn  in  what  Manner  may  the  fove- 
reign  God  be  (aid  to  operate  ufually  zmon^  hjs  Creatures.    ,^' 


■i 


;a. 


.;q 


W^e  now  come  more  bmefl)?  to  .Confidpr, ; .  :  ,,^. 

II.  When  hzve  his  providential  Operations  {acHilwcly  Chi' 
raaers  of  their  being  his  Doings,  as  they  arc  evidently  fo  to 
unprejudic'd  and  careful  Obfervers, 

"'  '  ''        ''  '         •     ■   •  •■  .  ^v--    -■'.     '  J'.  ■.,-:■•  ;.-:,; :  :„■■ 

tvcn 


H 


A  T^kAWk^^ivrnG-ScRko-MX 


lUi 


.'ii 


the.  more '^e  fearcfi  thim,  the  ifndrc  they  appear  to  liiii  the 
13bings^  of  God.  But  there  ii  fut^h  a  Aatursil  Atheilhij^ 
Blinrfqe^,  and  Prejudice  in  us^  as  'we  sfre  averfc  t6  fee  it^,  ahd 
pfope  to  afcTiWe'irtiert*  to  Nature  only,'w  any  Thing  elfe  than 
his  ^vpr  'aaing' Wffti^ncci.  A  terrible  ^tnrntio^  'TfiAiiferet"ahd 
LlghtttiHg;  or iHmdi'e  'feirfiil  Eartl%ili^ke>,  oVffahiitexWabi^* 
dinary  Danger  or  other".  Teems  heedful  -to'  faring  us  to  fee  his 
Qperations  in  ^qture, 

•!;^  And  To  it  is;hTcewit<^,in  hfs  mixfOperattorti  6f  Frvuidehee, 
W(ien  there  is' only  k  Circle  Of  conihiort  Occurrences,  ive 
are  apt  to  imaginb,  there  is  bnlya  C^utfe  of  Naturfey  blended 
with 'the  common  Powers,  Art^,  Contrivances  and  A<^iohs 
of  Men  ;  and  the  Doings  of  God  appeiar  not  in  them.  We 
have  therefore  need  of  fome  extraordinary  Work  of  God  in 
Prbvideiicff,  to  awaketi 'bur  Minds  and-  trifef e  evidently'  fhow 
his  ■Do'ihjgB.     And  this  he  gtacfou^  condefcerids  to  give  us 

I.  When  in  Affairs  ofvafi'lmportancey  there  is  a  t^^onder- 
ful  continued  Train  and  timely  Coincidence  of  innumerable  Va" 
rieties  o/M<?s»Jj  hothin  .ib&Mieria!"^n6' 'moral  WdrMj  toge- 
ther, without  our  Potirer  ^d  Beyond  Our  Prof^ciiStV  all' <iOn- 
fptring  toXt^tttt'^eat: E^iertt^  eJjfceeding  ^js^/ht-i^i  brcfent^Iit^ 
fliieri&'^liu^reTeiTd^hcyi-'^  '=    '^  '-^^  "^f  ;^  ^'^^'^^^  '-  *•' 


.'»1S  V 


;it  (';!>15   ul 


For  tho*  tti  fiicH  extrabi-cfiiiary  IVorks  of  Gb'i'^'diere, 
the  fever dl  Parts  <i6hTider'd  /w^/y ,  are-  his  «/«« /  Operatibftj 
^ndMon'taifF<^iJt'Vith  'Wbhder,  offtrfkeour  Mindi'wTth  fo 
clear^it^d^tfi;bniyi;Evid^fl.te  of  th^^^  hii  Dpings :  Yc$ 

to  ?^d  thehfall  fo  perteaiy  ^idjufted,  is  ^'mzkeap'  One^griHt^ 
wife^  curious  and  cmjijlent  Schmey  to  accomplifli  an  Event  of 
mli  /«[^«r/<7w* ;-— This  yields  fufficient  Evidence  of  wife 
Defign  and  fu^efibur  Management  in  Him,  who  has  all^he 
Powers  of  Nature,  Men,  Elements  and  Angels  in  his  flands, 
and  over-rules  theiil  all  to  fUliil  his  Gbuncib.     , 

-;,  t    .'    ',  i'VM  -VMM    W.Uv.      '■V.»    \■^.^:..\^^.'^^s^f'l   n'-.  '>■.">'»    " 


>// 


■J 


'"2.  This''yet'ippearswithaftronger  Evidence,  atid  even 
flill  more  wonderous  ;  when  among  a  great  Number  of  fur- 
prlzing  and  important  Incidents,  there  are  many  fo  momentuous 

and 


e. 


'm. 


A. 

r  tohatht 

» fee  itj  and 

elfe  tffian 

s  to  fee  his 

>>.  V\  ■ .:  -. 

FrovtdeHee, 
rences,  ive 
re;  blendctf 
nd  A<^iohs 
•lem.  We 
of  God  in 
tently'  fljow 
td  give  us 

a  tK'onder- 
merahle  Va- 
^6M\  toge- 
?tr  aiicion- 
j)i:cfentIrS* 

•  b  sfe^thefe. 
Operations 


)ings:       ^ 

ce  of  wife 
has  al!  the 
his  Jiands, 

-i     "J'    '.     < 

and  even 

ber  of  fur- 

momentuous 

and 


"^^ 


« 


Jor  tbe  taking  xf  Cape-Breton.  i  g 

^jfitital,  thtit  if  uiyewhaA  m  f^Il^h  predtelj'^ii'it'i 

^cia^Place  and  Junawev  iHefe  Vf^U  ^aic^ bd^h  ^xcecdii^ji 

^eat  Imbarraihicnt&  «ind  HindMtfi^^^  :  Aiid''it!lahy:'6t¥i^i^  ib 

WSn^xWy  tbatlf  all  and  every' 'on«r  had  not  c6nib"ln  eicafify'^ 

they  did  ;  the  gieat  Event'  had  faiPd^  and  kM  niamiSch^-ne 

with  all  its  vaft  and  curious  Apparatus  totally  mifcarried. 

-11.3.  When  in  e»uedm^McuUi^f'ei^pleM^ii0i^h^i^Cifh 
fnnhich  look almoft  difptrmy  ivi^m\itYf)iiA^^iWm\\^\:iA^^ 
a  Manner  loji^  there  opem  at  onu  a  "^fedf  ^ Bulkier ahti\ '  b^M 
t>ur  Power  and  Thought :  And  mtichmrtreft^i'H,  M^hen^ihfc 
JJeliverance  opens  with  Succefi^  and  the  vttf  Miam  ^of  t\ki 
DHibefs  and  Danger  alte'^naderolf^/i^t^d'^.i' fVofpiirriiy 
and,  greater  Safety  .r^:*'"'   *^-<!i  'N^^v.  ^-^V'i\    .p    •^•"''-i    ."v!   <>. 

.  '»^'mx  A  \\\a^\u..v  i<i^v.V\\'  .^v.A^^•I  •^>'i'. 

4,  and  laftly.  When  m  this  Coniun£):ure,  the  fovereign 
<yoD<is  more  thaii  ufuaUy  ackndwWdged  ;  tookblf'  to  and 
trufted  in  j  ^n  extraordinary  Spirit  ^of  Fra^ir'U  raiftd  Up  in 
knahy  i '  aiid  all  Ihdh  farprising  Incidents  and  Mieslnsf, '  with  Hall 
poro-vik^nderAitSalvatiQnsj  Sucftef^'untf  H&fffiind^j  ^cdlne  4h-iA 
liunaiikai  Anfwers  to  t^m/ervhfmdfikiM  Mlt^Ji>i^^  f^ihP. 

I  nii^t  mention  o/^irr 'Cafes  and  illuftrate  //^^(/^  V  ^ii<^'^^ 
Hour' would  fail  me.  And  to  make  the  larger  Rooni  fc^  the 
Application,  wemwftbeJiMbflMart-tJriOMr.i^"^  i'-  "i*^  -'"    *  '^ 

I  III  General  Head  T  which  is  toreprefent  iheW^f 'i^^mr<2- 
tkn  whtcli  thefeiexti-aiJrdinaryApp^t^nce^  and^Woirksi^^Gd'D 
Ihodld  faife  up  i»  uQ  dnd^wHIdiithey  'happily  ^I^^if6  ff'Vf&  irh 

dulj^ di/po(ed*  uii\\  lis  :wj:\i  grii!;r;<)'   u^      .•3;jN=jhfVo-:*i    -.    ?  ki 
-V,,,    ,\-     01")    ':  A  <>i '4i'.;'''     ■■.:;'-;. ■;,!!/ •;:  ^>!.J0o*  •:  "V       .!    .'■'(' 
.  t  j|^'ib9«£^<i^a6iK(df:thi)fiibliineiC  Aaiims  lOf  ^idi%at«d  Spi- 
rit.   Itiis  the  rifingiip  oflthe^indiirfv  a  te(j^M  ^VieW  '6f 
Sonie'thing^it  ieesi  ainthownsi^  be'fuperio&r  to^iti     And  whe^ 
it  rifcs  to  thcrevferent  View  of  God,  it  rife^  t&  the  hi^heft 
and  moft  worthy.  Objed,  and  pays  him  fome  <5f  the  Horiour 
m.thehigheftvMekline  eternally- due  to  his  ^tranfcendent  Ex- 
cellencies.and' Opek<ations.:^>'i^  n--  :,Ui'.vnnh  *jol./  l'>  \   •  ■  :  .> 
-,  ''v>''r\].^  ovv  .  -)  ■><!;■'•.     .-'.'■  '  0'  "vr)'.'   "W  ;""'  -.ly'^  !;!'   ••      '1 
And ^s  this  allwiie  CreU-tor  has  niade  us  'Capable  of 
this  noble  jUfi^hy  and  in  our  very  Mfiif  infwfcd  i  Difpoftti'on 

to 


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lrfaY9^rhjs,,|up|^i^ipWi<fdam»  Power  and  Governmtht,  anil 
Jr^if(jjC^r4»f^  apfi  fj3Mer^<!(AdmimronsLlogbim.  fir  f  bib  ^scf; 

In  the  heavenly  World  ;  from  the  inexhauftible  Source  of  hw 

i^%i  fefPrVfting  iiifula^spf  hi?.,G!Qrie^  to  the  perpcijualj  slnd 
^i^^eyr^iryflft  ,^pntl<yi.vof  the<chapp)fA^nhabiteint5.\  BufcW  in 
X^^^^wi/r  ;/2fl'i^  wfl/jequentJy  need  tliem,  be  frequently 
,then^; :^  ^fui,  if  jv?,  yvere  ,%s^\obfervant  as  EUphazi^v^t 

Job  V.    9.   /ITi&tf  </«^j  grm  Things  aiid^tg%fearcbM$^ 
marvellous  Thingi  without  Number » 

1,1,  But  when-  th^  fQV<;rfign  God  is^  pleas'd,  in  «/j/f/«^«^«^ 
fav^r  tQ'US,  to  vgo  9ut^.f  ht$  coranKMi  Courfev  and  fhoW  a 
tyaft  j^n^i^jyf  p^eii^i'^nidi  ov^*'<^e  a  JVloltttude  iAf  all  .Kinds  of 
j(^aH^%<^^ki^  4hj)m>tO0fpir^fO:ftitpsr^riU« !  oiid  [bap^i^&umi\ 
pr.  #<i^i|fif;t^^j)g.  <^(yfV«^/!^KM^.for  Qu^^^  iaii;~bAdf 

vantage  ;— -Then  he  more  highly  oSliges  us,  and  more  loudly 
€;a)U:US  to. i^oi;\fider  bi3  wondrous  W^irJks  ;:  to  iire  IbM^  il  e. 
hjs  fqpefl^ur  Hand  and  Excellencies  in  them >.-ati(l. pay  oiir 
due  and  diftinguifhingoAdmiriLtiooJ^lojhinjfciT-  pvv.  ^loiji^Dj^.^ij^A 

i.^^'lJ'^fcn  yi^^(i|iWf^>»«foll3»tIayfiaftd»  e^hvf'J>hj«di6d  :!IAnd 

QM^rc<^^S^^>^^fi^:^^''^ '^f'f^P^Bi^'")^  ^^^^  £jght'  and 
£vid«i)Ci^  0fithe  j^>peration 'andfiiarei)af  QoqI  m. afl^thd  Parts 
of  the  Providence,  and  forming  them  all  into  an/  admirable 
Syftem.     We  (hould  enlarge  our   Views  to  fee  the   vaji  Im- 

jp  all  vit "^  ^rf^Snffhos  :£  And  at  tdi  tiviel^  n^in^  the:  vafious  ^Springs 
tfW(/v/i^^4M/^ilii'ti)e  Rail  ^f. the!  WboW,imd  hew  they  all  fur- 
pfipiingly  jconfjHf©  to  a  pro^rous  Iffue*  «:Nor  yet--'- content 
with  the-bafe  vjcv^ing  of  thefe ;  hut  Oiir  grateful  Minds 
fh<iuld  fee  the  ff^fJomj,  J'ewft,  ytt^ice,  Jielittefiy  Truth  and 
Goodnefs  of  God  illuftrious  in  thent:;  and  thejn.  conCklsr  Jidw 
He  (hould  thus  be  working  for  C7>,  while  we  were  unworthy 
of  thd  leaft  of  his  Mercies.  Laftly  in- our  admiring  Views  of 
the  whole  W^ork  of  Gqb,  t>ur  Souls  fhould  rife  into  the  high- 

.  eft 


ii<;ht,  anil 

»u:rce  of  his 
HllSe  ^er- 
>etjiiial:.>^d 

frequently 

on  oE'Gto^ 

hnu  „^ 
yiingmjhtn^ 
ad  flioW  a 
li  Kinds  of 

nore  loudly 
HiM^  il  e. 
tidvpay  odr 

b  higkt'  and 
afl  Jthd  Patts 
t>t  admirable 
be   z;^  Im' 

nious '^Springs 
thsya^  fur- 
et' -^content 
teful  Minds 
y  Trtkh  and 
lonfidsriibw 
re  unworthy 
ig  Vkwsof 
kto  the  high* 
.  eft 


jftr  the  taking  gj^.  Cape-Brct6n.  ty 

eft  reverent  Admiration  of  Him  ;  and  then  break  out  in  moft 
thankful  Praife,  as  the  pious  PAilmift*-'/</V  the  LoRo'^  Do- 
ing !  It  is  marvelious  in  our  Eyes !        .-,    ■• 

And  as  all  this  is  clearly  moit  due  to  GoDon  fuch  Appear- 
ances, it  is  the  lively  Bent  and  Pra£fici  of  unfeigned  Pfe^» 

But  we  muft  haften  on  to  apply  thefe  Things,  in  Pur-irji;" 
fuance  of  our  firft  Deftgn,.to  tie  great  and  extraordifiary  OtctiAi  . 
Jifin  of  this  bfipfy^Solemr)i,ty« .  ;  j ;   .  i ,       .     . :  w.  "  ' 

For,  the  fovercign  God,  wharuleth  by  his  Power  for 
ever,  and  does  what  he  plfafes  among  the  Sons  of  Men,  has 
by  a  furprizing^Courfe  of  Providertte  led  us  into  a  moft  ad- 
venturous Enterprize  ag^inft  ihe'^j^fieh  Settlements  at  Capt't 
Breton,  and  their  exceeding,  ft rOng  *City  of  Louijbourg,  iQt 
warlike  Power  the  Pride  and  Terror  of  thefe  nohhern  Seas  ; 
and  by  a  wondrous  Series  and  happy  Coincidence  of  various 
Means,  delivered  them  into  our  Hands.  And  this,  in  a  moft 
fignal  Manner,  is  The  Lora'^  Doing  in  the  prefmt  Day  5  and 
is  truly  marvellous  in  every  pious^  yea,  I  may  fay,  in  every 

unprejudiced  &nd  conjtderate  Eye* 

■  ■■    ■       ■■  '  '  ,t 

And  here,  I  ihall  endeavour  thefe  two  Things,  as  the  Sea- 
fon  allows 

1.  In  brief  lay  open  to  View  the  vaji  Importance  of  the^ 
Place;  that  we  may  more  clearly  fee  the  Greatnefsof' 
the  ilf^rfy  in  giving  it  to  us :  And  then  ,..,     . 

2.  Look  into  the  wondrou^  Scenes  oi  Providence,  ztidi  fee 
■^  fome  of  thp  various.  an4  furpri^ing  Steps  that  led  to  the 
J         hdpi^y  4c^ui^tion».:^^,.r..^    v  :       10.    r'l     .1     : --n.  i 

I.  In  brief  lay  open  to  View  the  vaji  Importance  of  the 
Place  i  that  we  may  the  more  clearly  fee  the  Greatnefi  of  the 
ifc^ro' in  giving  it  to.  liau  -.     ^  a.      >:  ^ 

I     The  ^JJW  belonged  originally  to  the  Britifi  Empire :  Was 
^  at  fii^ft  comprizM  in  the  general  Name  and  grand  Patent  of': 
'i  NeiV'England'm  1620  j  but  in  the  following  Year  (et  off  and 
I    "  ^   "  '  C  included 


,i 


A  THANKSGIVING-SfeRMoN 


I 


included  in  Nova- Scotia  by  a  feparote  Patent ;  and  fincc,  in 
Nova- Scotia  comprehended  in  the  royal  Charter  of  the  Mbiffa- 
chufetts  Province  \n  itgi,  ♦   ■*  ' 

It  abounds  in  thfe  bcft  of' ^it-Coal  known  in  America  :  And 
fo  near  the  Surface  of  the  Earth  and  Coaft  of  the  Sea,  as  to  be 
very  cafily  dug  and  put  intoVeflels.  Yea,  from  r  703,  Lahontan 
had  told  us  of  the  French  Ships  loading  with  and  carrying  the 
fame  to  Gaudalupe  and  Martmeco^  for  the  refilling  of  Sugars,  to 
their  great  Advantage.  And  it's  commodious  HaHours  j  with 
it's  happy  Situation  in  the  Centre  of  ourFifhery,  at  thi  Entrance 
of  the  Bay  and  River  of  Canada,  and  in  the  Wake  of  all  the 
Trade  from  Europe  to  the  Britijh  Cofonies  on  the  Main  Land  of 
America,  and  both  from  them  und  our  ff^e^- India  //lands  to  Eu- 
rope ;  rendred  the  Place  of  fuch  vafrlmportance— that  I  re- 
member while  in  England,  when  We  came  to  know  the  Tory 
Miniftry  had  by  the  Treaty  of  Utrecht  in  1 7 1 3,  refign' J '  it  to 
the  French";  all  true-hearted  Britons  who  knew  the  Circum- 
ftance  oitheljland,  mod  grievoufly  lamented  theRefignation,  as 
full  of  teeming  Mifqhief  to  the  Britijh  Trade,  Wealth  and 
Power,and  asoncof  thcmoft  fataFAfls  of  that  unhappyMiniftry, 

And  the  mifchievous  Confequence  has  fince  every  Year  been  a 
growing  Confirmation  of  their  judicious  Profpedls,  For  the 
French  well  knowing  the  vaft  Advantage  of  their  Acqulfition, 
have  built  a  walled  City  on  the  moft  convenient  Port  both  for 
Trade  and  Fortification  j—'-for  thefe  Thirty  Tears  been  ad- 
ding to  it's  natural  and  artificial  Strength  ;  and  by  immenfe 
Sums  and  the  utmoft  Art  and  Diligence,  made  it  one'  of  the 
ftrongeft  Fortrejfes  in  America  if  not  in  Europe  :  Such  as  was 
not  like  to  be  taken  without  a  very  powerful,  flcilful  and  re- 
folute  Army  both  by  Sea  and' Land,  or  being  ftaryed  to  a 
Surrender.  In  ftiort,  it  was  the  Dunkifk^f  North^yimerica, 
and  in  fome  Refpe6ls  of  greater  Importance.  •  /     r    ^ 

For,  bj^vMeans  of  this  TjJandsaid  Portificati/jm  J  &e  French 
have  every  Year  enlarged  their  Fijher^{  and  thereby  their 
Trade,  Wealth  and  Shipping :  Supplying  their  WeJl-lndia-JJlfindcy 
enabling  them  to  taxkt  Sugars  cW^aper,  and  beatihg;  us^  out  of 
that  gainful  Trade  at  foreign  Markets  :  Yea,  by  "Eiflung  chi^a- 
per  than  we,  they  have  more  and  toore  commanded  the  Trade 


k 


\^ 


ince,   in 
Mnjfa- 


ca :  And 
as  to  be 

Lahontan 
the 
^ars,  to 


rying 


with 

Entrance 

of  all  the 

n  Land  of 

ids  to  Ew 

that  I  rc- 

the  Tory 

»n*d  it  to 

Circunj- 

pation,  as 

ealth  and 

yMiniftry. 

?ar  been  a 
For  the 
cquifition, 
t  both  for 
been  ad- 
'  imnienfe 
3he  of  the 
h  as  was 
ul  an4  re- 
ryed  to  a 
^-"America, 

I J  i.\  ... 

r 

lie  French 
eby  their 
ftaJ/^pdff 
us-  out  of 

iTngchi^a- 
he  Trade  • 


for  the  takf^oj  Cape-Breton.  i^ 

k  of  Spain^  Portugal  and  Italy  j  drawn  away  thdr  Gold  and  Sil- 
^  Ver;  and  greatly  dimir'  I'd  our  Trade  and  Fifliery,  a  prind- 
fal  Source  t)oth  of  the  htitijb  Wealth  and  naval  Power. 

So  pernicious  a  Settlement  was  this—  that  for  above  thefe 
Twenty  Tears^  \t  has  feem'd  to  me,  'twere  worth  the  while  to 
engage  in  a  War  with  France^  if  for  nothihg  elfe  but  to  recover 
this  moft  important  IJland ioihfiBritiJhEmpire.  Tho'  a  War 
was  dreadful,  the  Neceffity  and  Hazard  ftem'd  every  Year  to 
cncreafe  ;  The  longer  'twas  deferr'd,  the  more  powerful  and 
dangerous  they  grew,and  the  lefs  our  Hope  of  their  being  ever 
reduced. 


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Yea,  from  the  Confideration  of  fuch  a  Jlrong  Defence^  the 
Advantage  of  fVoid^Sea  Goal^  Ftjhery  znA Free- gift  Land  in  this 
and  the  neighbouring  Iflands,  the  Settlement  of  7houfands  of 
People  on  them  already,  and  the  innumerable  Poor  in  the  Sea- 
Coaft  To^hs  of  France^  ever  fwarming  and  coming  over  to 
them  ;— it  fcems  highly  probable,  that  if  the  P^^f^  continued 
much  longer,  thej-e  would  be  in  a  few  Years  Time  fuch  a  Mul- 
titude of  French  Inhabitants  y2k^  with  thegrowingNumbers  in  the 
bordering  Continent  of  NUi/a-Scotia  and  Canada,  with  the  Ad- 
dition of  the  Indian  Nations,  would  exceedingly  vex  and  wafte, 

yea,  endanger  the  Conqueft  of  our  i^wg'/^C^/ijww. 

.''     '■'      * 

At  Length,  without  our  feeking,  and  in  the  moft  critical 
Time,  the  Lord  was  pleas'd  to  leave  them  to  pracipitate  a 
Har  upon  us.  An  unexpected  Seafon  opens  to  make  the  dan-' 
gerous  Trial,  if  the  Almighty  would  plcafe  to  profpcr  us. 
And  no^  all  the  northern  Colonies,  and  Our^s  efpecialfy  began  to 
feel  their  deftru£live  Power  and  Influence  :  In  n/ew  Months 
'tymt,  infefting  our  Copfts,  takfng  our  Shipping,  ruining  our 
Fifliery  and  Trade,  deftroying  Canfo,  invading  Jnnapolis,  re- 
<lucine  us  tq^Straits,  and  carrying  our  People  Captive  into  a 
Placje^^almoftjmpregnable.  ,  ,      ?  ,  ' ' 

And  as  it' Wafc  a  Source  ot  Privateers  and  Men  of  War  diftref- 
fltng  toC/jf  J  {6  \  wa$  alfo  a  f^ftRefort,  both  6f  their /^g/?  &  Ea(i 
india  j%^/j,  to  tneir  great  Advantage  in  returning  Homeward. 

Of  fuch  ii0jl  Importance  was  thisj^r^w^  Fort  of  our  Enemies ; 
and  this  poflefs'd  by  one  of  the  moft  enterprizing,  powerful 
and  aiaivc  of  Nations. 

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But  in  the  Wifdom  of  God,  the  ftronger  it  grew,  the 
better  in  the  Iflue  for  Vi :  The  Frtnch  having  built  a  regular 
City,  and  laid  out  immenfely  more  to  render  it  both  ftrong 
and  commodious,  than  We  (hould,  if  the  Place  had  been  in 
tur  Power.  Yea,  it  feems  moil  likely,  that  if  thty  had  not 
poifefsM  it,  there  would  neither  have  been  a  Battery,  nor  even 
a  Houfe  in  the  Port  to  this  Day  \  no  more  than  in  many  fine 
Harbours  of  Nova-Beotia  j  which  tho*  (o  near  the  Fiftiery, 
have  been  negledled  by  us  for  fo  many  Years,  from  the  Peace 
of  Utrecht.  But  now  in  a/<f«;  ff'eeks  Time,  the  fovereign 
God  has  pleafed  to  give  us  the  Fruits  of  thefe . 77?/V/>'  Tears 
prodigious  Art,  Labour  and  Expence  of  our  Enemies  :  And 
this  by  Means  of  fo  fmall  a  Number,  as  about  Four  Tboufand 
Land-Men,  unus'd  to  War,  undjfciDlIn'd,  jmd  fi^at  had  never 
feen  a  Siege  in  their  Lives.  It  is  tot  Lord'j  Doing  f  It  is 
marvellous  in  our  Eyes  f  r,        ,,,j  j-rr,'     ..!  -It  '  • 

II.  Let  us  therefore  look  into  the  wondrous  Scenes  ofPfovi- 
deuce f  and  fee  fome  of  the  various  an^  furprizing  .6*/^^;  which 
k^  to  the  happy  ^(f^«/^//V«.  .  ,.  ...ij.n-..   . 

And  thefewe  may  review  under  thefe  Tw;^. Heads— 

1,  The  remarkable  Steps  which  led  to  the  dangerous;  Enter-* 
prize  :  And  .^     ,.i, , . 

2.  The  fxrprizing  Steps  fucceeding  us  therein. 

i]  The  remarkable  Steps  of  Providence  which  led  us  to  Jj;ie 
zdvi'Xiiutous  EtJterprize.         ,Vs')f?'-r:  .>    -   ■  i  •t^'^%V 

,  .    I  have  already  hinted  at  thefe  Tzy^  Particuls^fs*-.-^,,  f,  ^.^j^ 

I,  Our  £^«^/»r«  being  left,  of  Go^Dj  »n  Gppoutioij  to.^fl 
the  Rules  of  Policy,  but  in  too,  early  Confidence  of  their 
fufficient  Growth  of  Power,  while  engaged  with  the  J^een  of 
Hungary,  to  hurry  into  a  JVar  with  aj,  in  the  Beginning  of 
1744;  while  their  trading  Ships  were  moftly^abroad ,-,,//&«> 
JVflvy  not  fo  well  prepared,  ani  ours  by  the  .previous  \Var 
with  Spain,  equipt  and  ready  to  employ  it'sj  Power  for  our 
Defence  and  their  Annoyance  :  It  feems  in  as  happy  a  Juri6ture 
as  we  could  wifli  for :  Without  which  we  (hould  not  have 
had  theAdvantage  orOpportunity  which  they  haveopened  to  us.' 

2.  The 


:;    .y 


;rew,  the 

a  regular 
>thftrong 
d  been  in 

had  not 

nor  even 
many  fine 

Fifliery, 
the  Peace 
fovereign 
hirty  Tears 
lies :  And 

Tboufand 
had  never 
ng  /    //  is 


sof  Pfovi- 
Ups  .which 

cads— 
ous  Enter" 


'  ;m3.1  :,- 
/  us  to  ^he 

■  »-f  • 

lb  I'vrli  If  J* 

ltlOI|     tOr^H 

e  of  their 
J  ^een  of 
ginning  of 
road,- ,/Wr 
/ioua  ^Var 
r  for  our 
a  Jun6);ure 
1  not  have 
enedtou$. 
2.  The 


y^f  //&^  taking  of  Capc-Bfcton.  2 1 

ft*  The  People  of  G7^/-Br//M  early  and  fuddenly  laft  Tejar^ 
feizingC!0ff/^,  invading  Amapolis^  and  M.  Z}#  fVviVr  going  to 
*  pr/7«r«  for  additional  Forces  by  Sea  and  Land,  toVenewthe 
Aflault  in  the  Spring  of  this  Tear  j  — were  improv'd  by  God 
as  a  Means  of  roufing  us  up  with  a  Senfe  of  Danger,  and  of 
exciting  our  (?w/rw«r  to  implore  the  King  for  feme  we?w/ 
Help :  Without  which  it  fccms  that  CommodOf^tf  ff^afr^ 
with  his  TUfree  Ships  of  War»had  n6tt>een  ordered  ffciti  btj'r 
91/iJi' India  I flands  to  New- England  \   Tho*  then,   1  fuppoftj 

without  any  fpecial  View  to  this  important  Enterprize.       -    ' 

.■  ■  ,' .'    ■-'..■...,  ^  'n  vh^'-'xA  br-r 

3.  By  the  Cape-Bretoners  taking  and  carrying  fo  many  of 
our  People  into  tHeir  Harhour  and  City^  they  were  obliged  to 
return  theni  to  iis  :  Whereby  we  came  to  be  more  acquainted 
with  their  Scituakion  and  the  proper  Places  of  landing  and  at- 
tacking :  And  at  the  fame  Time  it  is  in  the  IfTue  happf,  they 
were  not  fully  aware  of  the  prodigious  Strength  of  the  Fortiji- 
cations,  or  of  the  great  Number  of  Men  within  and  near  them  ; 
or  we  never  had  prefum'd  on  fuch  an  Enterprize  :  Yea,  'tis 
happy  that  fomb  few,  who  better  knowing  the  Place,  gave 

ii    the  more  exa£t:  Accounts  and  (pake  discouraging} 'yet  we 
were  fo  fet  on  fending,  they  were  not  regarded.  ■> 

■    '     '  u    .♦If 

4.  God  was  pleafcd  to  give  laji  Summer  a  great  Plenty  of 
jProvifion  to  our  northern  Colonies  i  whereby  we  were  this 

\    'Spring  prepared  to  fupply  fo  great  an  Armament':  And  at  the 

fame  Time  cut  fliort  the  Crops  in  Canada  and  the  French  Weft 

.,  Jndialjlands ;  whereby  'twas  apprehended  thatThofe  at  Cape- 

treton  were  ^onfiderablyiy?ra{/i»^^,  and  that  both  the  Canada-- 
rench  an^  Indians  werfe  hindered  the  laft  Year  from  troubling -^ 
IT  inland  Bcrdiirst 


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5.  By  our  Accounts  of  the  Uneafinefs  pf  the  S withers 
^There,  for  want  of  Pay  and  Provifion  ;  and  the  Call  and 
I  Wants  of  their  Eaft  znd  Weft- India  Fleet  in  the  Fall  of  the 
J^ear,  and  their  Supplies  with  Men  and  Visuals,  if  notAm- 
Jmunition  ;  'twas  reprefented,  the  remaining  French  were 
\iyixi)[\Kt weakened  \  and  we  were  the  more  encouraged.  And 
''twas further  remarkable,  that  theh:  Store-Ships  from  France 
fin  the  Fall  came  fo  late  on  their  Coaft,  and  the  Winter 
J^There  fet  in  (b  early  and  fierce,  as  to  keep  them  out  of  their 
^igHacbour,  and  drive  them  off  to  Mdrtingco*  6,  From 


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6.  From  the  fanguine  Rcprefcntations  made  hy  oar  return* 
e4  CaptivM,  of  th«  Eafinci.s  of  our  taking  the  Place  by  an  early 
Smprizil  before  arty^^^'oc  j;^*  fome,  cither  from  C<iW</, 
tranct  or  the  We/}-In$^  .  OD  was  {rUAf^d  to  lead  our  G$' 
vernoury  vigilant  ..  1  adtive  r  our  Safety  jrwj  Welfare,  into 
the  Proje^  :  And  early  formiiHg  the  Scheme  ;  m  the  moft 
timely  Seafon  '*'^  the  midft  of  Winter,  when  our  Imercourfe 
a))road  was  k.«a.^  «r  jp,  to  move  and  prefs  it  on  the  Gemral  Af- 
ftmhly  ;  and  aftef  'n  convenient  Time,  on  our  Neighhcuring 
Govtrnments  \  and  viaii  wondrous  Refolution,  Ci^^cumfpeflion 
and  AHiduity  to  purfue  the*  fame. 

7.  Tho*  when  the  Affair  was  iirft  proposed  to  the  Gemral 
Court,  the  Difficulties  feem'd  fo  great  and  the  Expence  fo 
finking  to  this  poor  People,  that  they  faw  no  Light  to  venture 
without  a  powerful,  previous  Help  from  England  -,  yet  upon 
further Reprefentations,  that  the  Seafon  would  likely  be  loft  for 
ever,  isfc,  the  Affair  was  unexpedtedly  reconfider'd  :  And  the 
fovereign  God  fo  over-rul'd  the  Abfence  of  divers  worthy  Rc- 
prefentatives,who  judged  it  too vaft  anUndertakingfor  us;  t;hat 
'tis  faid  %\ie final  Refolution  for  it  on  Jan.  25,  was  juft  carried 
but  by  one  Majority  :  And  even  that  and  other  Votes  had  been 
loft,  if  the  fuperiour  Greatnefs  of  the  Expence  had  been  then 
imagined  ;  it  foon  abundantly  exceeding  their  Expediations. 

.     *     j>    "       ■!     .  --J    ■..::    •  .-  r       /    •■    <  ■'•■.•;•:    •:•   •    ■))    '     :.•>:'; 

8.  Wheli  the  General  Court  had  <7^r//^  oh -tliis  grpat  Entet- 
prize,  it  is  furprizing  to  think,  with;  howprofiound .  a  Secrefy, 
fo  niany  Members  in  the  Centre,  of  (b'po{iok)tts,  obferving 
and  inquifitive  a  Town  as  this,  fbbib  mmy  Days,  kept  their. 
Confultations  ;  'till  the  various  PJirlis.Qf.the  Plan  were  fettled^. 
Committees  chofon,  and  all  Things  ripe  for  enlifting  Soldiers^ 
hiring  VefTels,  bi:}  ng  Materials  and  Provifions :  And  as  fur- 
prizing  to  fee  with  what  a  ^Gntx2\  Silence  alf  thefe  Things 
were  done  in  this  City^and  Land  ;  and  ^  Army  and  Fleet 
equipt  and  ready  to  fail,  tjVjtiile  the  reft  of  the  World  had  foarce 
any  Intelligence  ofouif  Brbpnatibns.  /    ^  i.  , 

9.  As  foon  as  ev<^*  the  Defign  vn^in^atu  anikmg!  us,:  it  Was 
a  marvellous  Thing,,  t  ^t  when  thO^P^noMct  had:  lately  loft  fo 
many  Hundred  Men  rh,  *?; ,  iniithe^fadf£xibedition  to  Cartha- 
genaynoiOne  in  Ten  b<.;h^   'ivo  m^nkktiy  thcirWives  left  Wi^ 

1...    I..  •:,■.  c:'^;:' J ':-■.; '^  1  ••■ --.dows- 


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23 


■   (ft 


dows  arid  their  Children  Orphans  ;-"yct  to  fee  fo  many  likely 
Altn^  and  I  conclude  the  moft  of  theni  Owners  of  Lands  and 
Houfes,  or  Reirs  of  the  fame,  aiid  many  Religious,  in  all  our 
Towns,  readily  lifting  even  as  privatcSoldicrs ;  with  the  fmall 
Wages  of  Twenty-Jivt  Shillings^  NcwTenOr,  a  A/  ifh^  to  leave 
their  gainful  Farms  and  Trades,  as  wejl  as  Parents,  Wives  and 
Children  ;  all  anfret  Volmtiers^  to  ferve  their  Go  D,  their  King 
and  Country^  in  this  hazardous  Enterprise  :  Yea,  more  to  lift 
than  thcC^ourt  defircd  :  And  that  fo  many  Men  of  difting  iKh'd 
Figure  fhould  cfhcarfully  ofFer  themfelves«--evcn  Four  ofi  his 
Majesty's  Council  (o^  &'\s  Province,  anio^g  them  the  Hon^ 
IVilliam  Pepperrelly^y .,  vhc  firft  of  the  CouiKil  j  as  alfo  the 
the  Hun.  Deputy  Go vcinnur  Holcott  of  Conneiiicut  Colony  j 
and  divers  Others  oi  y.hlick  Ujitm  ud  Cbarniitr, 

,,  •  ■'«.  ••  •:  ''  ••...  :'\  ir'i  1 
io.  tk  vv  u  wonderful  alfo  to  fee,  that  during  thofe  'two 
ufuaily  ftormy  Montlis  oi February  and  ^arch,  the  only  Seafon 
foi  our  Preparation,  Go D  was  pleafed  to  give  us  fuch  a  conjlant 
Series  of  moderate  and  fair  Weather,  as  in  that  Time  of  the 
Year  has  fcarce  ever  been  known  among  us :  So  that  there  was 
hardly  any  Impediment  to  our  Officers  going  about  and  enlift- 
ing,  or  our  Soldiers  jn  marching,  or  our  Veifels  in  fitting,  or 
our  Coafters  in  bringing  us  Provifion,  or  our  Committee  of 
War  in  their  various  Preparations,  'till  all  were  ready  to  fail. 

.1 1 .  The  extraordinary  Tho*t,ContrivaBce,Or4cr,Manage- 
ment  and  quick Dilpatcb,  notonly  pf  His  £KC£tLEMCY,but 
alfo  of  our  Council  of  ffar,  feems  wonderful — that  Gentlcnwn 
unus'd  to  fuch  Affairs^  (hould  in  Two  Months  Time,  think  of 
and  get  ready  every  Thing  fuitable  for  fo  great  and  various  an 
Armament  by  Sea  and  Land  :  So  that  nothing  proper  Teems 
to  have  been  omitted.  Arid  I  hav(f  heard  fome  exprefs  them^ 
f-lvcs  with  Wonder  to  fee  how  Things  would  happen  :— JuflT 
'  N  they  vi  .  jd  fome  Kinds  of  Materifits  or .  Froviftom,  an  un- 
cxpeiied  Vejfel  wou*d  come  in  and  bring  them. 

12.  It  was  alfo  wonderful — that  thp'  the  Small-Pexy  which 
has  been  fo  fatal  and  dreadful  to  u§,  came  into  this  Town  and 
Harbour i  as  our  Troops  were  coming  in  both  by  Land  and 
Water,  and  continued  all  tie  T.me  they  were  quartering  and 
anchoring  hercj  very  few  0!  the  Officers  or  Soldiers  having 

had 


24.  A  TnANK5t5IVING-SERMQN 

had  it,  and  we  were  full  of  anxious  Apprehenfions ;  yet  it 
n;tlier  hiiidred  them,  nor  did  the  dangerous  Infe«3:ioft  fpread 
among;  tbem;  whidrin  that  critical  Juncture  would,  after  all, 
have  wholly  overthrown  the  Enterprise. 

•  And  nbw  cfur  Arrtiy  of  3250  Majfaehufetti  Sbldicts,  befides 
Commiifiqn  Officers,  with  all  Kinds  of  Stores  being  ready  to 
fail  from  Bojion  about  the  20th  of  March,  in  abciut  loo  Vef- 
fels;  befides  516  CtmneSiicut  Soldiers  more  including  the^r  Of- 
ficers ready  at  Niiv-Lweht,  and  304  New- Hampjhife  Sbldieits 
including  Officers  ready  at  Port/mouth  j — we  had  almoft  eVery 
gloomy  Profpe6l  to  nnake  us  tremble. 

For  our  inland  Borders  were  now  left  bare  of  a. great  Part 
of  their  Strength,  by  t^  lifting  of  fo  many  of  th^ir  able 
Men  Voluntiers  in  the  Expedition.     And  if  the  Enterprize  fuc- 
teeded,  the  heavy  DebtVfOM\di  almoft  fink  us.     But  if,  for  our 
Offences,  God  were  carrying  forth  a  great  Part  of  the  Flower 
dour  Country  to  be  deftroyed  ;  a  moft  difmal  Scene  of  Ruin 
feem'd  to  follow !  They  were   to  fail  above   Five  Hundred 
Miles  to  the  Enemies  Ifland,  in  a  raw  zndjlormy  Time  of  the 
Year.     And  if  the  fearM  IrtfeSfidn  had  tak?n  Place  and  fliould 
breajc  9ut  among  them  ,"efpecially  after  ih'eir  Landing  j  what  a 
general  Terrcrt-  would  feizc  them  from  the  Hand  of  GoD 
which  tiffere  was  no  refitting,  and  in  what  a  mifbrabie  Cafe 
would  they  be  !  A  naval  Power  with  Stores  and  difciplin'd 
Troops  were  alfo  early  expe£led  There  ft^ni  J^r^wr^,,  to  con- 
quer Nova-Scotia :  And  after  all  the  Labours  of  our  unWeitied" 
Govtrnour,  tp  obtain  fome  Mai  of  War  from  our  neighhtiiiring 
Colonies  and  fVefl'India  IJlandsy  to  come  and  proteft  and '  help 
us  ;  our  hopeful  ProfpeSfsJ'eem^dto  dwindle  aiuay- -and  We  could 
fee  no  other  but  that,  if  Two  Sixty  Gun  Ships  of  our  Enemies, 
which  were  early  expedted|  fhould  arrive- before  we  took  the 
Place, -they  would  foon  make  oiir  Fleet  2ind  Ariny  Captives : 
---And  tlien  what  would  become  of  ^his  Country  ! 

So  thi:y  niuft  run  tie mott  c'efperate Hazards.  The  Hearts 
of  many  of  the  wifeft  a^ore  now  feem'd  to  fail.  Some  re- 
lientod'they  had  vbted  for  it,  and  others  that  they  had  ever 
promoted,  it.  Some  judged  it  beft  after  all  for  every  Man 
•0  j^oHoaie  ;  and  the  Tho'tful  among  us  were  in  great  Per- 

• -plcxity. 


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for  the  taking  t}  Cape-Breton.  25 

plexity.— But  yet  a  Wonder  it  was  to  fee,  that  thofc  who 
were  venturing  into  the  Danger,feem'd  to  be  fullett  of  Trult  in 
God  and  Courage.  Many  fill'd  their  Veflelswith  Prayers; 
and  alking  Ours,  they  threw  themfelves  into  the  divine  Pro- 
te<aion,  in  the  Name  o/God  theyfet  up  their  Banners^  and  away 
they  failed.  Pray  foi  us,  and  we'll  Fight  for  you— was  the 
valiant  and  endearing  Language  [wherewith  they  left  us. 

Thus  have  we  traced  fome  of  the  remarkable  Steps  which 
led  to  this  dangerous  Enterprize.     We  now  come 

2]  To  view  fome  of  the  more  furprizing  Steps  of  Provi- 
dence/wfc^^^/w^  therein  to  the  happy  Accomplijhment. 

And  as  thefe  are  more  in  Number  than  can  be  reckoned, 
I  may  here  but  mention  a  few— 

I.  As  it  was  very  encouraging  to  think  how  many  pious 
znd  prayerful  Ferrous  were  embarqu'd  in  the  Caufe,   which 
we  accounted  the  Caufe  of  God  and  his  People  ;  it  gave  fur- 
ther Ground  of  Hope,  to  fee  fuch  a  Spirit  of  Supplication  given 
to  many  in  this  Town  and  Land  on  this  Occafion.     For  be- 
fides  the  folemn  Days  oipublick  and  general  Prayer  appointed  by 
thefe  three  Governments ;  there  vf^xa  particular  Days  obfeived 
in  feveral  Congregations.     There  were  alfo  in  divers  Towns 
religious  Societies,  fome  of  Women  as  well  as  others  of  Men, 
who  met  every  If  eek^more  privately  to  pray  for  the  Prefervaticn 
and  Succefs  of  their  dear  Country  men  :    And    I  have  been 
well  informed  of  their  extraordinary  Fervency,  Faith  and 
Wreftlings,  as  fo  many  Jacobs,  in  this  important  Seafon. 
Pfal,  cviW.  ro— 13.  was  ufually   among  our  Petitions:  As 
alfo,   '  That  God    would  preferve,   d'lrcS:  and  fpirit  our 
»  Friends  j  furprize  and  terrify  our  Enemies ;  and  make  them 
«  yield  without  much  Blood-fhed,  and  in  fuch  a  Manner  v.i 
'  the  ^ork  and  Glory  might  appear  to  be  his  alone. ' 

2.  God  then  began  in  a  remarkable  Manner  to  hear  our 
Prayers :  In  that  when  fo  many  Fejels  fail'd  from  Hence  on 
March  24,  and  about  the  fame  Time  from  New- Hampjhire 
and  Conn£dlicut,  in  fuch  a  turbulent  Seafon  of  the  Year,  thro' 
2ii2ouik  o(  Five  Hundred  Adiles  on  the  Ocean;  they  every 

D  cnc 


26 


A  Thanksgiving-Sermon 


one  arriv'd  at  Canfo^  the  Place  of  Concourfe,  about^A-Zy  MtUs 
on  i\\\s^\6t  Cape-Breton  \—' New- Hampjhire  Troops  on  the 
la/i  of  Marchy  Ours  on  the  i^ih  of  Aprils  and  ConneSiicut  on  the 
i$th  ;— without  the  Lofs  of  more  than  One  Soldier  and  Three 
Searmn^  and  but  Fifteen  fick  5  andTiW  enough  to  meet  together 
and  refrefh  themfelves,  and  get  into  order  for  their  Defcent  at 
Louijbourg. 

3.  It  was  very  remarkable  ;  that  when  the  500  ConneSlicut 
Men  were  near  embarking  in  7  Tranfports  at  New-London^ 
'fwas  fear*d  their  Colony  Guard- Sloop  of  lOO  Men  was  not  a 
fufficient  Convoy  :  That  their  Goverrour  Law  fcnt  to  Go- 

%vernour  Green  of  Rhode  JJland  for  their  Colony  Guard- Sloop  of 
90  Men  to  come  and  join  them  :  That  this  being  done  ;  when 
they  came  off  Cape-Sable  Shoar,  efpying  aShip  making  towards 
■  them,  the  Rhode- IJland Shop  went  to  difcover,  and  found  her 
the  Renomee  a.  very  nimble  French  Ship  of  War,  of  34  Guns, 
300  Sea-Men,  and  50  Marines :  That  theSloop  being  a  prime 
Sailer  and  hailing  clofe  to  the  Wind,  wifely  led  her  ofFfrom 
the  Fleet,  drew  her  in  Chace  all  Day,  and  got  clear  at  Night, 
the  others  failing  to  Canfo  :  Or,  Both  the  Guard-Sloops  cou'd 
not  have  withftood  her  j  and  had  the  Conne^icut  Forces  only 
their  own  Guard-Sloop,  they  wou*d  have  been  probably  ruined. 

4.  It  was  remarkable  alfo,  that  God  was  plea^*d  to  keep 
our  Enemies  Shoar  and  Harbour  Inviron'd  with  /r^ longer  than 
ufual  :  So  that  none  of  their  Veffels  could  enter  nor  go  forth 
for  Intelligence,  *till  our  Tiventy  Gun  Cruizers  (which  our  Go- 
veruour  fent  above  2i  Fortnight  heiotetheRGii  of  theFleet)  came 
thither :  And  that  fome  of  their  Vejfeh  coming  early  to  them, 
both  before  and  after  the  Harbour  was  open,  were  happily  in- 
tercepted and  taken  by  Ours  ;  whereby  our  Enemies  within  failed 
of  their  Supplies,  and  JVe  were  recruited  by  thofe  without* 

5.  That  by  a  moft  gracious,  feafonable  and  wonderful  Di- 
reftionof  God,  thro*  our  Gw^rwttr*s  SoUicitatiqns  the  Fall 
before^  the  brave  and  adive  Commodore  ff^arren,  a  great 
Friend  to  thefe  Plantations,  is  ordered  by  the  Government  in 
England,  to  come  immediately  with  7hree  Men  of  War  from 
Antego  to  Bofton :  That  on  his  Voyage  hither  near  Cape-Sahles^ 
lie,  on  April  12th,  met  with  a  Ftjherman^  who  informM  him 

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for  the  taking  j/"  Cape-Breton.  27 

of  our  Army's  being  gone  to  Canfo  the  ff^eek  before :  That 
on  board  the  Fifiierman  there  was  One  of  the  belt  of  Pilots, 
who  had  got  out  of  the  Way  of  our  Committee  of  War,  to  a- 
void  being  prcfs'd  for  the  Service  :  That  tho*  the  Commodore 
wanted  frefh  Provifions  and  Cloaths  for  his  Men  in  fo  cold  a 
Climate  and  Seafon  ;  he  wifely  confider'd  the  neceflitous  Cafe 
of  our  Army,  took  the  Pilot,  generoufly  tack'd  about,  went 
after  them,  overtook  them  at  Csnfo,  to  their  great  Joy  ;  and 
inftead  of  flopping,  pafs'd  on  to  watch  the  Harbour  of  Louif- 
bourg,  that  no  Supply  from  Canada,  Martineco  or  France  might 
flip  into  it :  Without  all  which  a  64  Gun  Ship  with  near  600 
Aien  and  full  of  Stores,  had  enter'd,  and  this  great  Affair  had 
been  foon  defeated. 

6.  That  the  Commodore,  by  the  Fijhermen,  fent  his  Orders 
for  the  King*s  Ships  that  fhould  be  found  in  thefe  Parts,  forth- 
with to  follow  him :  That  the  Fifherman  timely  arriving,  our 
Governor'  immediately  fent  theOrder  to  the  Eltham  a  40  Gun 
Ship  at  f-ili'taqua  ready  to  convoy  the  MaftFleet  for  England: 
And  tho'  liie  was  got  to  Sea,  yet  by  a  Boat  the  Order  reach*d 
her  ;  and  fending  her  Fleet  into  Harbour,  fhe  bore  after  the 
Commodore,  arriv'd  at  Canfo  ^pril  22,  and  the  Commodore  the 
Day  after.  So  that  our  Army  before  they  fail'd  from  Canfo, 
had  the  Comfort  of  4  Men  of  fl''ar, andQt  God  to  prote<St  and 
help  them.  .       . 

7.  That  tho*  our  Majfachufetts  and  New- Hampfinre  Fleet 
znd  Jrmy  (laid  above  three  Weeks  at  Canfo,  within  2oLeagues 
of  Louifbourg,  and  within  Sight  of  their  Ijland  ;  yet  the  People 
I'here  knew  nothing  of  it,  *till  early  in  the  Morning  April  30, 
when  they  were  fo  furpriz'd  to  fee  us,  that  they  had  no  Time 
to  get  in  the  frefh  Provifion  and  Force  of  the  neighbouring 
Country  to  help  them.  It  feems  very  wonderful,  that  n^ne  of 
the  French  or  Indians  near  to  Canfo,  fhould  happen  to  fee  us, 
and  give  our  Enemies  Intelligence  of  us :  And  when  our  Fleet 
and  Army  were  compleat  and  ready,  the  Ice  went  off  at  once  ; 
our  Fleet  fet  fail  the  igth,  and  the  Winds  and  Weather  con- 
fpir'd  to  favour  our  Defcent  on  the  I/land,on  ths  following  Day. 

8.  It  is  alfo  remarkable,  that  the  French  had  made  no  For- 
ilfication  at  the  Place  of  our  Landing,  tho'  'tib  faid  they  defign'd 

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it,  and  were  preparing  for  it :  And  tho'  they  had  600  regular 
Troops,  and  above  1400  other  Men  in  the  Cir'/y,  that  yet  they 
fhouldfcnd  no  more  than  150  to  oppofe  our  Landing:  That 
God  fo  encourag'd  and  hclp'd  the  few,  but  100  of  Ours  who 
landed  at  firll  and  engrag'd  them,  as  to  beat  them  away  with 
the  Lofs  of  Six  or  Eight  of  their  Men  Jlaitiy  fsveral  wounded^ 
;ind  Ten  taken  captive^  without  the  Lofs  of  0ns  of  Ours :  That 
ihertby  he  ftruck  a  Terror  into  our  Enemies:  And  tho'  our 
People  were  fo  eager  of  Landing,  they  were  even  ready  to 
quarrel  to  get  into  the  Boats,  and  the  Surf  ran  high  ;  yet  all 
our  Army  landed  fafely,  viz.  2C00  the  fame  Dav,  and  the 
Re/i  the  next,  i.  e.  May  i ,  without  overfetting  a  Boat  or  lofing 
a  Man. 

9.  That  he  mov'd  them  to  improve  theTime  and  forthwith 
to  march  up  /ive  Miles,  thro*  a  thickety,  rocky,  hilly,  and 
boggy  Country,  and  enclofe  the  City.  That  in  the  Night 
after  May  2,  he  led  fome  of  our  Soldiers,  thro'  ftrange  Places 
to  th&  Storehoufes  near  the  Grand- Battery,  which  was  ftrongly 
fortified  with  Walls  and  Ditches,  and  at  each  End  a  very  thick 
Bomb-proof  Tower  :  That  the  Storehoufes  full  of  combuiiible 
Matter,  being  fet  on  Fire,  burnt  and  flafli'd  in  a  horrible  Man- 
ner, and  in  the  Night  encreas'd  the  Enemies  Terror  :  That 
the  Wind2\{o  bearing  a  prodigious  black  Smoak  upon  thcni,  in 
which  expeding  our  Army  to  enter,  they  were  every  Soul 
frighted  out  of  it  into  the  City  :  And  that  in  the  Mortiing 
Jlffly  3,  but  13  of  our  Men  obferving  there  was  neither 
Flag  flying,  nor  Chimney  fmoaking,  nor  Perfon  appearing, 
but  the  Gates  open,  l3\.  ventur'd  in  and  took  FofTeffion. 

10.  That  yet  the  Enemy  aware  of  their  fatal  Error,  foon 
after  came  with  Forces  in  many  Shallowaes  to  recover  it :  But 
H  of  the  13  going  out  of  the  Battery  and  meeting  with  about 
8  more  of  our  Friends,  run  to  the  Water-Side  ;  and  on  the 
open  Beach  expos'd  to  the  Cannon  from  the  Town  and  Muf- 
quetsfrom  the  Boats,  yet  fp  plied  the  Boats  with  Small- Arms, 
asidamp'dand  hinder'd  them,  *till  feeinj;  more  of  our  Forces 
coming,  the  Boats  turned  back  to  the  Town  again:  And  if 
they  had  come  but  one  Hour  fooner,  they  had  regain'u  the 
Battery  before  we  had  found  it  deferted.  And  thus  this  ftrong 
ForUcfsof  3c  greut  Car.r.on^  28   c^f  ihem  f..2  Pounders  and  7. 

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1 8* Pounders,  which  might  alone  have  maintained  itfelf  againft 
all  our  Army,  the  Lord  delivered  into  our  Hands,  without 
the  Lofs  of  a  Man,  or  Shot  of  a  Gun,  and  before  we  deman- 
ded it :  Whereby  he  at  once  fav*d  us  both  Time,  Toil  and 
Blood,  and  farprizingly  gave  us  a  great  Power  over  ihc  Har- 
bour, as  well  as  fo  many  of  the  largeft  of  the  Enemies  Cannon, 
with  a  great  Number  of  their  own  Balls  and  380  of  their 
•  Bombs  to  improve  againft  them. 

II.  That  our  Army  was  preferv'd  from  the  dangerous /«- 
fe^ion  :  And  tho'  being  open  to  the  Air,Fogs  andDews,upon 
the  Melting  of  the  Icf,  in  a  raw  Climate  and  Seafon  of  the 
Year  ;  having  thro*  their  extraordinary  Fatigues  worn  out 
their  Choaths  and  Shoes,  being  barefoot  and  almoft  naked  j-— 
the  Camp  Dyfentery  ftiized  many,  there  being  1500  down  at 
once,  which  then  look'd  very  threatning  ;  —yet  fome  of  our 
Phyficians  in  their  Letters  fignified,  that  it  look'd  almoft  mi- 
raculous, they  fhould  fo  foon  and  generally,  without  Means, 
recover. 

ii2.  That  they  fhould  be  infplr'd  with  wondrous  Courage^ 
Eagernefsy  A^ivity  and  unfainting  Strength:  Be   fupported 
;^  under  their  extraordinary  and  conftant  Toils,  Fatigues  and 
^Labours,  in  carrying  Stores,  drawing  Cannon  over  Hills  and 
i'  Valleys,  among  Rocks  and  thro'  Moraflcs,  up  to  the  Knees 
in  Mire  ;  and  in  digging  Trenches,   raifing  Batteries,    firing 
,Shot  and  Bombs  almoft  incelTantly  both  Day  and  Night  a- 
gainft  the  City  :  And  that  God  fo  fpcedily  taught  their  Hands 
to  war,  and  their  Fingers  to  fight,   as  prefently  to  throw  them 
with  great  Exadlnefs,  and  do  continual  Execution  among  our 
'i  Enemies ;    difmounting  their  Cannon,  beating  down  their 
^Houfes,  Gates,  Walls,  Flankers,  and  greatly  diftreffing  them. 

1 3.  That  when  the  Vigilant,  a  new  64  GunShip  from  France 
with  near  600  Men,  and  great  Quantities  of  Arms  and  Stores, 
came  fo  near  the  Mouth  of  their  Harbour  and  before  a  fair 
"Wind,  that  iivo  Hours  more  would  have  given  her  Entrance 
on  May  19  ;  fhe  was  happily  difcover'd  by  fome  of  our  fmaller 

;Ships,  who  led  her  along  to  the  larger  and  foon  made  her 
iirike  :  Tho'  after  near  ijvo  Hours  clofe  Engagement  in  fight 

,k>ci"  the  Camp  i  wherein  'tv/as  wonderful,  ihe  loft  above  30 

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Men,  and  they  but  5.  An  J  tho'  by  the  Fog  in  the  Ni^ht 
they  loft  her,  yet  in  the  Morning  they  happily  recovered  herj 
to  the  growing  Difcouragement  of  the  Befeiged,  and  our  en- 
crcafing  Strength  and  Benefit. 

14.  That  tho'  to  ftiew  our Dependance  on  God  continually, 
he  was  pleas*d  to  fufFer  the  barbarous  Indians,  twice  to  fur- 
prize  and  murther  fome  of  our  ftragling  People  ;  —about  28 
at  one  Time  and  9  at  another  ;  yet  in  feveral  Land- Ensounters 
both  with  the  French  and  the  Indians,  in  divers  Parts  of  the 
Ifland,  He  was  pleas'd  to  give  us  the  Viftory  ;  Our  Scouts 
and  Cruizcrs  taking  about  300  Prifoners, 

15.  That  by  Means  of  the  extraordinary  quick  Difpatch 
of  a  Mejfen^r,  our  Govemour  in  February  fent  to  the  Ki'ng 
for  navalHelp  j  Gor  was  pleased  to  fend  fo  mznyMen  of  War 
fucceffively,  as  by  the  i  ith  of  June,  with  the  64  Gun  Prize, 
and  thofe  who  were  there  before,  to  amount  to  Eleven  ;  to 
the  finking  Fear  of  the  Enemy,  and  the  rifing  Joy  of  our  Fleet 
and  Army  ;  as  alfo  to  preferve  a  happy  Harmony  between  our 
various  Officers* 

16.  That  tho*  God  was  pleas'd  to  humble  us  in  defeating 
our  AtlGck  in  the  Night  after  May  26,  on  their  ftrong  Ijland- 
Fort,  when  we  had  about  60  Men  killed  and  drowned  ;  yet 
He  happily  ^wV^i  and  with  furprizing  Strength,  Agility  and 
Quicknefs  helped  us  to  hoift  up  ibme  of  theheavicft  Cannon  and 
our  larg-eft  Mortar  on  the  Light-Houfe  Clifi-'  of  Rocks,  which 
overlook'd  thatFort  in  which  they  trufted  to  hinder  our  enter- 
ing into  their  Harbour ;  it  being  built  on  a  Rock,  having 
thirty  28  Pounders,  7  Swivels,  2  Brafs  10  Inch  Mortars,  and 
180  Men  :  And  then  on  June  15,  ajjijied  in  cafting  our 
Bombs  fo  exadly,  as  after  the  two  firft,  to  tlirow  in  every  One 
of  the  reft,  and  with  our  Cannon  do  fuch  Execution,  as  quickly 
beat  them  out  of  this  ftrong  Hold  they  tho't  impregnable, 
and  frighten  the  City  to  a  quiet  Surrender, 

17.  That  GoDfhou'd  move  'em  to  it  on  June  16,  in  that 
critical  Moment,  when  the  Navy  and  Army  had  juft  agreed  on  a 
general^  defperate  and  fierce  AJfault  both  by  land  and  Water  ; 
which  was  like  to  be  exceeding  bloody  and  of  doubtful  Con- 

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fequehce  :  For  upon  the  Capitulation,  when  our  Forces  en- 
tered the  City  June  17,  and  came  to  view  the  inward  State  of 
its  Fortifications ;  they  were  amazed  to  fee  their  extraordina- 
ry Strength  and  Device,  and  how  we  had  like  to  have  loft  the 
Limbs  and  Lives  of  ail/M///W/,if  not  have  been  all  deftroy'd. 
And  that  the  City  furrendred,  when  there  was  a  great  Bodv 
of  Fnnch  and  Indians  got  on  the  Jjland,  and  within  a  Day's 
March,  to  moleft  us. 

18.  That  in  all  our  clofe  and  conftant  Aflaults  and  Skir- 
mifhes,  fome  of  our  Batteries  being  within  Pijiol  Shot  of  the 
City,  and  receiving  fuch  a  vaft  Number  of  Balls  and  Bombs 
almoft  continually  by  Day  and  by  Night,  we  Should  have  lefs 
than  20  Jlain  at  all  our  5  Batteries,  and  not  above  10 1  in  all ; 
in  fo  raw  a  Climate  and  Seafon,  and  under  fuch  Fatigues,  not 
loofe  above  30  more  by  Sickngfs ;  and  of  fo  many  Veffels  tranf- 
porting  and  cruizing,  in  fu  many  Storms  in  March  and  jipril^ 
loofe  but  One ;  tho'  this  a  Cruizer  of  100  Men,  fuppofed  to 
overfet,  is  a  grievous  Lofs. 

19.  That  in  the  Time  ofthc/S/V^^,  there  were  many  other 
furprizing  Events  in  our  Favour-— fuch  as  timely  Supplies  to 
our  Army,  either  by  Tranfports  or  Prizes,  as  we  were  near 
to  want  them— That  the  very  Balls  from  our  Enemies  Can* 
non  were  of  no  fmall  Service,  being  as  faft  almoft  as  they  fell, 
catch'd  up  and  put  into  Ours,  and  return'd  with  Advantage 
—-That  our  largeft  Mortar  oi  13  Inches  burfting  il^ay  25, 
which  greatly  damp'd  them  ;  on  the  fame  Day  another  unfent 
for,  of  the  fame  Dimenfions  and  the  only  one  at  our  Cajile  in 
Bojicn- Harbour y  was,  by  a  Tho*t  of  our  Governour,  put  on 
board  ;  and  went  fo  quickly  as  to  furprize  with  Joy,  and  play 
in  the  Place  of  the  other  on  the  8/^  Day  after  ;  and  was  the 
fame  which  afterwards  diftrefs'd  the  IJland- Battery  and  bro*t 
on  the  timely  Surrender — That  digging  a  Trench  to  proteft 
our  Men,  and  meeting  a  Rock  in  the  Way  we  could  not  re- 
move ;  juft  as  we  had  left  it,  a  Bomb  from  the  Enemy  came 
down  in  the  moft  fuitable  Spot,  and  without  hurting  any,  re- 
mov'd  it  for  us,  ^c. 


20.  That  from  the  Army's  leavingG7»/^,  April  29,  to  their 
landing  April  30,^nd  duripg  all  the  Siege^  there  ihould  be  fuch 


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a  continual  Series  of/^/V  JVeathe^^  as  was  never  known  in  the 
Place  before  at  that  Time  of  the  Year,  'rill  their  entering  into 
the  C/'/y,  ^une  17  ;  and  then  the  Clouds  to  gather  Blacknefs 
and  pour  down  Rains  for  Ten  Days  together  :  Which  would 
have  fpoil'd  our  Batteries,  fiiPd  our  Trenches,  and  greatly  hin- 
der'd  anddifabled  us  !--It  fiem'd  to  clofe  theScenes  of  Wonder ! 
—As  if  the  fovereign  God  would  fufpend  the  hurtful  Opera- 
tions of  Nature,  *till  he  had  quite  accomplifh'd  \\\^  great  De- 
fign^  deliver 'd  the  Fortrefs  into  our  Hands,  and  led  us  into  a 
Place  of  Shelter. 

21.  In  the  mean  while ^  it  is  alfo  remarkable,  that  the  North' 
Jlmerican{2ozSts  have  been  unmolefted  by  both  iht French diti^Spa' 
niJhJVeJI'IndiaPrivateers^  *till  this  greatAfFair  was  ended.  And 
that  by  Means  of  Du  Vivier*s  Project  of  taking  Annapolis  in  the 
Spring  or  Summer^  both  our  French  and  Indian  Enemies  have 
been  all  this  Time  diverted  from  our  expofed  inland  Borders ; 
they  being  drawn  to  Menis^  and  to  make  a  tranfient  Show  at 
Annapolis  :  So  he  was  guided  into  his  mifchievous  but  fruitlefs 
Projed,  and  to  go  even  to  France,  to  promote  our  Safety,  and 
give  us  an  unmolefted  Seafon  for  the  taking  of  Louijbourg, 

Laltly,  That  tho'  our  Goverkour,  our  General 
(vOURT,  the  Cvmcil  of  Wm\  the  General^  the  Commrdcre,  the 
Officers  and  Soldiers,  both  by  Land  and  Sea,  have  difplay'd  a 
wondrous  Wifdom,  Zeal,  Courage,  Refolution,  Diligence, 
and  unwearied  Application  ;  yet  they  have  the  eminent  Ho» 
nour  in  receiving  thefefrom  God,  and  in  his  employing  them 
to  atchieve  and  bring  about  fuch  a  glorious  and  happy  Addition 
to  the  Britijh  Crown  and  Empire  :  Nor  without  his  number- 
lefs  other  DireSiions  wou'd  all  their  Skill,  Care,  Toil  and  Dili- 
gence, have  availed  any  Thing  :  And  to  Him  be  therefore 
all  the  Glory.  For  the  infinitely  inferiour  Brightnefs  fpark- 
ling  in  them,  is  wholly  deriv'd  fromHiM,  both  by  his  original 
and  continual  Influence  ;  like  the  Glitters  of  Diamonds  from 
the  Morning  Sun  ;  when  he  wholly  hides  his  Light,  they  va- 
nifti ;  but  when  He  fhines,  they  difplay  their  Luftre. 

And  thus  have  we  feen  this  Pajpige  of  Scripture,  in  a  re- 
mark iblc  iVIanner  exemplified  in  the  prefent  Day. 

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And  now  who  can  in  common  Rcafon  deny  a  particular 
Providence  in  this  great  Affair  ?  Who  can  in  Reafon  imagine 
that  fuch  a  Multitude  o(  various  and  contrary  running  IVheehy 
both  of  material  Caufes  and  fpontaneous  Jgents,  (hou'd  all  be 
made  to  work  together,  and  in  the  midft  of  Thoufands  of 
Difficulties  and  Contingencies,  in  the  happieft  Seafons  coin- 
cide, to  accomplilh  this  great  Event  j  without  a  su- 
PRE AM  Contriver^  Mover  ^nd  DireSf or  ?  We  may  a  thou- 
fand  Times  more  confiftently  apprehend  the  mo/f  curious  En- 
gine In  the  World  to  be  made  without  Dcfign,  and  to  work 
without  a  moving  Power. 

Yea,  Thofe  who  own  not  The/e  to  be  the  Operations  of 
God,  as  a  wife,  fovereign,  free  and  a£tual  Ruler  among 
Men  and  Elements ;  muft  not  only  deny  the  Scriptures^  but 
even  the  very  Foundations  of  all  Religion,  or  Adoration  of  this 
fupream  Governour.  For  they  muft  deny  there  is  any  Need, 
or  Duty,  or  Wifdom,  of  fearing  Him,  or  praying  to  Him,  or 
hoping  on  Him  in  any  Emergencies  ;  or  of  acknowledging, 
admiring,  praifing,  loving,  or  thanking  Him,  for  the  greateji 
and  moji  marvellous  Salvations. 

But  as  for  Us — In  the  Name  ofGoD,  ourGOD  in  Christ, 
yea  in  the  Name  of  the  Son  of  God,  as  fupream  Lord  and 
Ruler  of  Heaven  and  Earth,  of  Men,  Angels  and  Elements, 
we  lifted  up  our  Banners :  To  Him  we  looked  and  prayed  : 
In  Him  we  put  our  Truft  and  fought :  And  now.  He  has 
heard  and  profper'd,  to  Him  we  will  afcribe  the  Praife. 

Whatever  Injlruments  ox  Means  He  us'd,  we  will  blefs  Him 
for  them  ;  we  fee  them  form*d,  endow'd,  excited  by  Him  ; 
we  fee  them  in  his  mighty  and  all-adtive  Hands,  deriving 
Strength  and  Guidance  from  Him,  and  employed  continually 
to  fulfill  his  Pleafure.  We  will  own,  the  Work  is  his  in  the 
higheft  Senfe  :  It  was  all  comprehended  in  hisfovereign  View, 
Dcfign  and  Providence  ;  begun,  carried  on,  accomplifh'd  by 
his  all-governing  Wifdom,  Power  and  Efficacy;  and  the 
Whole  together  is  marvellous  in  every  ferious  Eye. 

When  the  Tydings  came  on  our  Comnuncement-Mormng 
July  3,  of  furrendring  the  City,  «  we  were  like  t-hem  that 
'  dream  :  Our  Mouth  was  fill'd  with  Laughter,  and  our 
'  Tongue  with  Singing  :  Even  the  Heathen  faid,  JheLoRD 
*■  hesth  dons,  great  Things  for  them  ;  and  We—The  LoRi>  hatk 
'  dwe  great  Things  for  us,  whereof  we  are  glad.     Not  unto  us, 

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*  O  Lord,  not  unto  us,  but  unto  thy  Name  give  Glory  : 

*  Our  God  hath  (lone  whatfoever  he  pleafed  :  The  Lord 

*  hath  been  mindful  of  us:  And  we  will  blefs  the  Lord, 
'  from  this  Time  forth  and  for  ever.  Thine O  Lord  is  the 
«  Greatnefs,  and  tlw  Power,  and  the  Glory,  and  the  Vidlory, 

<  and  the  Majefty:  Forai)  that  is  in  the  Heaven  and  in  the 

<  Earth  is  thine  ;  thine  Is  the  Kingdom  O  [,ord,   and  thou 

*  art  exalted  as  Head  above  all  :  Both  Riches  and  Honour 
«  come  of  Thee,  and  thou  rcigneft  over  all,  and  iu  thincHand 

*  is  Power  and  Might ;  and  in  thineHand  it  is  to  makcGrcat, 

*  aud  to  give  Strength  to  all :  Now  therefore  our  CJod,  we 

<  thank  Thee  and  praife  thy  glorious  Name.     G:ve  Thanks 

*  to  the  Lord,  call  on  his  Name,  make  known  his  i3eeds  a- 

<  mong  the  People  :  Sing  unto  Him,  (ing  Pfalms  unto  Him, 

*  talk  ye  of  all  his  wondrous  Works :  Declare  hisGlory  among 

*  the  Heathen,  his  marvellous  Works  among  all  Nations.* 

O  that  when  we  hzwtfang  his  Praife^  w-e  may  not  ungrate- 
fully/ar^^/  his'  IVorks^  or  return  to  Sin  j  which  is  to  rob  Him 
of  his  deferved  Glory  and  fly  in  the  Face  of  our  great  Preft  r- 
ver  and  B.ncfadlur  :  It  is  the  vileft  Degree  of  Ingratitude  and 
provoking  Bafenefs  :  It  is  to  fight  a<gainft  Him,  who  has  been 
marvelloufiy  lighting  for  «j,  and  given  us  a  wondrous  Series  of 
greatSalvations.  Yea,  this  will  be  the  dangerous  Way  to  move 
Him  io  turn  -our  Enemy  ;  to  change  the  Courfe  of  his  flighted 
DifpenfatiOns,  and  give  the  Place  into  our  Adverfaries  Hands  a- 
gain,  with  a  more  dreadful  and  mifchievous  Increafe  of  Power 
than  ever,  to  punifli  us.  And  the  Sins  of  Dnwienne/s,  Profa- 
nation of  the  Name  and  Day  of  QoTyJ.Jndeannefs^Inju/}ice^  Op- 
prejfwi^Contempt  of  Christ,  and  Oppojition  to  thePurity^Power 
and  Pra£fice  oihis  holy  Religion  ;  are  fome  of  the  higheft  and  moft 
dangerous  Provocations  and  Preparatives  to  ruinous  Judgment. 

Yea,  di/iingtiijhing  yippearances  of  God  to  fave  and  profper 
us,  are  dijiinguijhing  Obligations,  not  only  to  dijlinguijhing  De^ 
grees  of  Joy  and  Praife,  but  al fo  to  dijiinguijhing  Degrees  of 
Piety:  i.  e.  of  a£tive  Gratitude  and  Love  to  God,  of  per- 
petual Contrivances  and  Labours  to  promote  his  Glory  and 
holv  Kingdom  in  Ourfclves  and  Others,  and  a  conftant  Life 
of  StTvice  to  His  Caufe  and  People.  And  as  the  Failure  of 
this,  will  not  be  a  rendring  to  Him  according  to  hi§  fignal 
benefits,  but  a  moft  ungrateful  Treatment  of  Him  -,  His  Eyes 
are  always  on  us,  to  obferve  us  woif,  and  to  judge  and  Re- 
compcnce  us  litre  ui  liaeafier.  But 


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for  the  taking  of  Cape-Breton.  3  5 

Bat  let  us  rejoice,  not  only  in  our  «w«5<7/i/<7//fl«,theSalvation 
oi  all  our  Colonies,  and  fome  of  the  molt  important  Branches 
of  the  Britijh  Trade  ;---But  let  our  Joy  rife  higher,  that  here- 
by a  great  Support  of  Antichrijlian  Power  is  taken  away,  and 
the  viftble  Kingdom  oi  Christ  enlarged.  Mcthinks,  when 
the  fouthern  Gates  oi  Lout  (hour g  were  opened,  and  our  Army 
with  their  Banners  marching  in  ;  the  Gates  iverc  lifted  up- --the 
Gates  were  lifted  up- '-and  the  King  of  Glory  went  in  with 
them.  Even  the  Son  of  God,  the  Lord  of  Hofts,  the 
Lord  ftrong  and  mighty  in  Battle--- having  gain'd  the  Con- 
qucrt,  he  rode  in  in  Triumph  and  took  PofTf  ffion.  He  fet  up 
his  Standard,  proclaim'd  his  Gofpel  of  Peace,  the  Glad  Ty- 
dings  of  Salvation,  open'd  the  Prifons,  redeem'd  his  Captives, 
and  began  to  receive  his  grateful  Incenfe  of  pure  Adorations. 
O  that  There,  in  Purity  of  Worfhip,  Do£trine  and  Converfa- 
♦•ion,  in  the  Power  of  his  Grace  and  in  the  Glory  of  his  Holi- 
r>f  fs.  He  may  reign  and  fhine  to  all  the  Iflands  round  about, 
as  long  as  the  Sun  and  Moon  endure. 

And  as  'twas  one  of  the  chief  Difgraces  of  Queen  Anne's 
Reign,  to  refign  this  Tfland  to  the  French  j  it  is  happily  one  of 
the  Glories  of  King  George  the  Second's,  to.  recover  It  to 
the  Britijh  Empire.  O  that  it  may  remain  united  thereto  for 
ever,  and  fo  perpetuate  the  Glory.  O  that  under  the  Influ- 
ence oi  Britijh  Liberties,  in  a  happy  Conjiitution  oi  Civil  Govern- 
ment, and  the  DIVINE  Care  and  Blefling,  even  Louifbourg  itfelf 
with  Cape-Breton,  and  sMNova- Scotia,  may  revive  and  flourifli. 
May  they  have  religious,  wife  and  generous  Gevernours^  that 
may  be  as  nurfmg  Fathers  to  them  ;  encourage  them  in  Piety, 
Virtue  and  good  Order,  promote  their  Trade,  and  protect 
them  in  their  Properties  and  Liberties. 

Ladly  ,may  this  happyConquefl  be  the  daivningEarneJi  of  our 
divineRedeemer's  carrying  on hisTriumphs  thro*  xheNor" 
thernRegions ;  'till  He  extends  hisEmpire  homihtEaJiern  to  the 
WcJiernSea,z,nd  from  theRiver  of  Canada  to  theEnds  of  America. 
Then  from  the  uttermoflParts  of  theEarth  (hall  be  hcurdSengSy 
cvenGi.0RY  to  the  righteous  God  :  They  (hall  lift  up  their 
Voice,  they  (hall  fing.for  the  Majeftyofthe  Lord,  they  (hall 
cry  aloud  from  theSea ;  they  (hall  glorify  theLoRDin  theWoods 
and  Valleys,  on  the  Lakes  and  Rivers,  in  the  Mountains,  in  the 
IHands  :  And  the-'HenVenJi  and.thcE?rfeh'ffej>U.bc  ^Ue«!  with  his 
Glory,  and  ecchQ>5t{i'.l3'?.^'-aifei*: :   '^Ul  -fi}  N:  * 


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